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Articles 17621 through 17720 of 20008:
- 'We Must Focus On Living Heritage' (The Economic Times, NARAYANI GANESH, Oct 30, 2004)
It's time we put in place a national heritage policy,” says S K Misra, chairman, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
- Surviving Crude Logic (The Economic Times, J BRADFORD DELONG, Oct 30, 2004)
World oil prices crossed $40 a barrel in mid-summer, and have since climbed to the mid-$50s. Today’s oil prices are still only two-thirds the real peak reached during the Iranian Revolution of 1979, and future markets expect the oil price to fall back ...
- Un Blows The Whistle On Corruption (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 30, 2004)
Corrupt politicians in sizeable numbers are ruling the roost as elected representatives of the people.
- Enchanting Tongue (Deccan Herald, SHARBELLE FERNANDEZ, Oct 30, 2004)
It is the multitudinous anomalies in English that make it a perennially fascinating language
- Iran's Nuclear Programme (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 30, 2004)
Three key European countries have offered new incentives, with the apparent backing of the U.S., to Iran to stop enriching uranium.
- Taking On Nature (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 29, 2004)
Democratic freedom should include the freedom to dream. There is however a problem. Some people’s dreams can turn out to be some other people’s nightmares; democratic freedom, we could be told, also includes the freedom to
- Not By Commerce Alone (The Economic Times, S NARAYAN, Oct 29, 2004)
Alternatives for the control over the use of natural gas are a topic of policy debate once more, with prices of crude oil ruling higher than ever before.
- Explaining The ‘Anglosphere’ (Deccan Herald, GLENN REYNOLDS, Oct 29, 2004)
George Bush’s coalition is bound by more than a common bond like the English language
- How Coffee Houses Came Into Being (Tribune, Jonathan Myerson, Oct 29, 2004)
FEW enjoy their first cup of coffee. The second isn’t much better. Yet by the tenth, you’re hooked. You don’t know why — there are so many less troublesome, more varied flavours out there (tea, to name but one) but every morning, you come back to coffee.
- Wooing Fdi (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 29, 2004)
The challenge facing developing countries is how to attract investment in infrastructure
- Taj Corridor Scam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2004)
Amazingly, the CBI is taking a long time to investigate the Taj corridor case. Though it informed the Supreme Court that it had found "no evidence" against Ms Mayawati
- Now For The Final Award (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 28, 2004)
With the Supreme Court dismissing the Karnataka petition seeking the reconstitution of the Cauvery Waters Tribunal (CWT), the decks have been cleared for the tribunal to go ahead and complete its work quickly.
- Quandary Of Cane, Cotton And Onion (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 28, 2004)
Farmers were promised policies that eliminate price-depressing moves and lighten the burden of loans and interest. But the Maharashtra Government is trying to revive the Cotton Monopoly
- Life Breath For Kyoto Protocol (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 28, 2004)
Like Phoenix, The Kyoto Protocol will rise, with Duma, Russia's lower house of Parliament, ratifying the pact, and clearing the way for the long-delayed climate change treaty to come into force worldwide.
- Death To The Defiant (Tribune, Rajesh Sinha, Oct 28, 2004)
This is the tragic story of two youngsters in love who ran away to be together; they also ran away from the hostile reaction their relationship was likely to provoke in their village — Shahadpur in Dausa district, Rajasthan.
- Enhancing Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 28, 2004)
Space technology can help double the country’s foodgrain production to meet the increase in demand
- Global Executive (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 28, 2004)
A Predictable corollary of globalisation is the growing need to attune managerial personnel of all categories to the multifaceted and cross-cultural complexities of its challenges and demands.
- How Export Enclaves Can Deliver (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 28, 2004)
It is heartening that India aims to garner 1.5 per cent of world trade by 2009. Notwithstanding a buoyant growth rate recorded by exports in recent months, the country can ill-afford to forget that a modest target of one per cent of world trade ...
- Iran At The Crossroads (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 28, 2004)
The future of Iran may well depend on the success or failure of the efforts of a responsive society to seek a place in the sun while retaining its dignity and identity.
- Joint Operations (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 28, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement, in an address to the combined commanders’ conference in New Delhi on Tuesday, about India’s readiness for joint operations with neighbours to combat insurgency, suggests a pro-active national security and foreign
- Tackling Shortage Of Water, Power (Tribune, R. N. Malik, Oct 27, 2004)
The Pong dam and Ranjit Sagar reservoirs are seldom full to the brim during the monsoon. This year the reservoirs were hardly half full. Four MAF of the Beas water has already been diverted to the Gobind Sagar reservoir to facilitate the running of
- Take On A Deeper Shade Of Green (Telegraph, Shama Parveen, Oct 27, 2004)
A large number of development projects cleared by the MoEF do not fulfil the conditions under which they were cleared...
- Targeting Inflation (Business Line, P. Mukherjee, Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI Governor, Mr Y. V. Reddy, has obviously targeted inflation in the Mid-Term Review.
- Getting A Bank Loan (Deccan Herald, K R NARAYANASWAMY, Oct 27, 2004)
Tempted by those interest-free loans? Fill out those bank forms and wait for the worst
- Moving Forward With Kyoto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 27, 2004)
Endorsement of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian Parliament clears the way for coming into operation of the international agreement on targeted reduction of heat-trapping
- Mid-Term Review Of Monetary Policy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 27, 2004)
The RBI makes a masterly analysis of the macro-economic developments over the last half-year. The Credit Policy is a measured response to a difficult policy challenge offered by inflationary trends
- Food Security Of India Not Tenable (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
It is well known that the progress of agricultural production, particularly on the food front in the country, has been remarkable. In spite of a fast growth of population, a healthy interaction of farmers, agricultural scientists, policy planners and ...
- Unsafe In The Cocoon (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Oct 26, 2004)
To reach Veerappan, the STF had to break into the network of social, political and ideological ties that safeguarded the bandit
- The Case For Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 26, 2004)
Employment generation schemes can create conditions for much higher levels of economic activity and therefore growth, especially in the rural areas.
- Telecom: Barriers Beyond The Fdi Cap (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 26, 2004)
India needs huge investments to ensure that the growth rate of the telecom sector does not slacken. Nobody can quibble with this argument.
- Chaos, Murder And Mayhem In Iraq (Hindu, Haifa Zangana, Oct 26, 2004)
Kidnapping and killing is a daily reality in Iraq, but in the West the atrocities go unrecorded and the dead are unnamed.
- Competition, Regulation Must Work For User (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Oct 26, 2004)
The telecom revolution has served up competition and cut prices, but unfortunately in many a case has left the user poorly served too.
- Nuclear Is Sexy, Again (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Oct 25, 2004)
“The worst possible nuclear disasters are not as bad as the worst possible climate change disasters,” declared the Centre for Alternative Technology in Britain recently, urging “a modest revival of nuclear energy.”
- Redemption In This World, This Land (The Economic Times, NANDAN M NILEKANI, Oct 25, 2004)
The debate on improving governance usually plays out along familiar lines. The romantics yearn for a bygone
- The Nation State Still Thrives (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Oct 25, 2004)
Nation states show no sign of going into decline and in the years to come China and India will become major arbiters of all our futures.
- Middle-East & Africa For India Inc (The Economic Times, PRAKASH NEDUNGADI, Oct 25, 2004)
The Middle-East and Africa represents an economic powerhouse of its own. With over 1.2 billion people, roughly the same size as of India or China, and a
- Dollar Slide And The World Economy (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Oct 25, 2004)
Lower growth in the American economy caused by rising oil prices and a possible drop in consumer spending spells a bearish outlook for the dollar.
- A Green Opportunity (The Economic Times, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 25, 2004)
The Kyoto Protocol is now ready to enter into force, with the Russian Duma giving it its approval.
- Inconvenient Questions (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2004)
As people’s groups, NGOs, and mass movements, we are deeply concerned at the way governments over the last few years have severely
- Licence To Loot? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 25, 2004)
India has the dubious distinction of being among the 55 most corrupt countries in the world.
- Don't Warp The Boom (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 24, 2004)
India’s textiles sector is on song, hiring droves of new workers, installing new machinery and gearing up to take over a largish part of the world that would be ...
- Centre Won’T Shy Away From Labour Reforms In Textile Sector (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2004)
THE textile sector is passing through a critical phase. The quota regime which has helped industry achieve a decent growth over the years will end this December.
- Contract Farming: Joining Hands For Mutual Gains (Tribune, K.N. Rai, Oct 24, 2004)
Globalisation has brought enormous opportunities for Indian agrarian economy. Besieged with problems like fragmented landholdings, the lack of infrastructure
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 24, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 23, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- Sports-Mortem (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Oct 23, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has expressed his “anguish” and “consternation” over the pathetic performance of the Indian contingent at the recently concluded Athens Olympics where India finished at the bottom of the medals table and he has asked ...
- Unusual Interest In Us Election (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Oct 23, 2004)
There is an unprecedented interest in Europe in the US Presidential elections. I have not witnessed such interest in the UK during the last five elections for the US President.
- Don't Warp The Boom (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 23, 2004)
India’s textiles sector is on song, hiring droves of new workers, installing new machinery and gearing up to take over a largish part of the world that would be
- What Is Disputed And What Is Not (Deccan Herald, SREEDHAR, Oct 22, 2004)
India’s preoccupation with Pakistan and China’s engagement with Taiwan have facilitated current peace
- Tracing Development Of India’S Nuclear Energy Programme (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 22, 2004)
MR O.P. Sabharwal’s book “India’s Tryst with Atom” is a very valuable contribution to understanding the country’s nuclear development policy.
- Reforming Babudom (Tribune, R. S. Bedi, Oct 22, 2004)
Ever EVER since Dr Manmohan Singh’s government took charge, it has focused attention on good governance. A dedicated and dynamic bureaucracy, sensitive to the changing times, is all that is essentially required for good governance.
- Interest Rates Can Move Down Too (Business Line, Akshat Lakhera, Oct 22, 2004)
The secular downward movement in interest rates in the last few years has made the market insensitive to the fact that there exist "interest rate cycles".
- Cotton On To A Freer World (The Economic Times, LAKSHMI PURI, Oct 22, 2004)
For over four decades, developing countries have borne the brunt of a restrictive, managed, discriminatory, discretionary and inequitable international trading system in textile and clothing.
- Revitalise Rural Credit Thru Nabard (Business Line, V. Jagan Mohan , Oct 22, 2004)
The huge gap in rural credit still exists in spite of a wide rural credit structure. Therefore, the time has come to leverage Nabard's formidable financial strength to revitalise the rural credit structure.
- Nuclear Power In Asia (Hindu, M. R. Srinivasan, Oct 22, 2004)
The time has come for India, Russia, China, and Pakistan to harmonise their nuclear security and energy development policies.
- Don't Warp The Boom (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 22, 2004)
India’s textiles sector is on song, hiring droves of new workers, installing new machinery and gearing up to take over a largish part of the world that would be thrown open when quotas disappear on January 1, 2005.
- Oppressed By Irrational Dichotomy (The Economic Times, K. Srinivasan , Oct 21, 2004)
The Companies Act, 1956 has undoubtedly undergone a large number of changes during the last five decades and calls for a re-codification.
- Trench Warfare (Tribune, Girish Bhandari, Oct 21, 2004)
All of us have heard of canals on the Mars. I suspect these were once roads maintained by their municipality. So, when our colony road resembled a Martian landscape, we approached the authorities.
- Managing Natural Assets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 21, 2004)
Punjab has had a dismal record in conserving biodiversity. That the state may soon have international assistance in this task is, indeed, welcome.
- Unshackling Rural Markets - Key Vectors Of An Overdue Agenda (Business Line, R. Gopalakrishnan, Oct 21, 2004)
The widening gap in per capita income between the farm and non-farm sectors has huge economic and social implications. Agriculture must be brought to centre-stage and, more important, the emphasis must shift from production to marketing.
- Auditors Can Soon Get Neck-Deep In Legal Lagoons (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 21, 2004)
War is too serious a job to be left to the generals, so we embed media people inside armoured cars.
- Closer Ties With Britain (Tribune, G Parthasarathy, Oct 21, 2004)
After imperial Britain packed up and left the Indian subcontinent in August 1947, Indian leaders found a ready excuse for the country’s maladies. Whenever floods, drought or famine occurred we blamed the British.
- In Praise Of Moderation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 21, 2004)
Robert Clive declared that he marvelled at his own moderation — he cornered a piffling £160,000 after becoming master of the ousted Siraj-ud-Daula’s treasury worth £1.5 million.
- Nobel And Consistent (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Oct 21, 2004)
During the first fortnight in October, economists all over the world speculate on who are likely to win the Nobel prize.
- Exploitation On Tap (Hindu, George Monbiot, Oct 21, 2004)
Why is Britain using aid money to persuade South Africa to privatise its public services?
- Nobel For Wangari (Tribune, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Oct 20, 2004)
Once again and for the second successive year this time the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has gone beyond the criteria laid down by the founder of the award. Alfred Nobel’s testament has directions for the awards instituted by him.
- Bush Versus The Nobel Laureates (Hindu, Andrew C. Revkin, Oct 20, 2004)
This year, 48 Nobel laureates dropped all pretence of non-partisanship as they signed a letter endorsing Senator John Kenry for President.
- A Bandit Who Thrived On Political Links (Tribune, Sridhar K. Chari, Oct 20, 2004)
The death of sandalwood and ivory smuggler and killer Veerappan is unlikely to end the mystique of a bandit with powerful political connections that had grown around him, but it clarifies a certain ambivalence in what he represented.
- A Skewed Debate (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 20, 2004)
The Western media cannot pick and choose situations for special "softly, softly" treatment and expect all to toe the line while they themselves show disregard for other people's sensitivities.
- Peccadillo Polls (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Oct 20, 2004)
With precisely a fortnight to go before the presidential poll in the United States of America, you might imagine that Americans — at least the
- Whither The Technological Development Plan? (Business Line, Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Oct 19, 2004)
The Tenth Plan (2002-07) does not look at the role of government in the upgradation of technological capabilities or in addressing the technological challenges ahead.
- Interlinking Of Rivers: How, When And Where (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 19, 2004)
The Ministry of Water Resources is yet to take a decision on the task force on interlinking of rivers that was set up by the previous Government.
- Rising Costs Of Transport (Tribune, Ravinder N. Batta, Oct 19, 2004)
WHILE the importance of transport in a growing economy cannot be overstated, there are related costs that need to be kept in view by policy-makers. Such costs are usually external to those who make use of transport and are often unaccounted for.
- Getting The Cream For Civil Services (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 18, 2004)
If the quality of Indian administration is to improve, staff selection must be pushed down, even beyond the Hota panel suggestion, to the school level. Like the khoa test of dairymen, it will force colleges and
- Mirage Muddle (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 18, 2004)
Only an official IAF Court of Inquiry will be able to say what caused these crashes
- Petro-Product Prices — Soft-Pedalling Can Hurt Govt Hard (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 18, 2004)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government appears to be treading on thin ice on the issue of oil price adjustment even as the crude price zooms relentlessly.
- No Advantage, Global Investing (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Oct 18, 2004)
UTI Mutual Fund proposes to launch a fund that will invest in stocks constituting the Dow Jones Global Titans 50.
- Mid-Term Appraisal Of Plan Targets (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 18, 2004)
The Mid-Term Appraisal presents the Planning Commission an opportunity to tackle certain problems head-on.
- Connecting Rural India (Hindu, M. S. Swaminathan , Oct 18, 2004)
The task of taking the benefits of the Internet and the space age to the country's 600,000 villages can be achieved by bringing about synergy between technology and public policy.
- The Role Of Diplomacy (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Oct 18, 2004)
India needs to take imaginative initiatives in its relations with its neighbours to contain extremism in its north-east
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